Not just that, he is ahead of moves and plays unconventionally. As @vatian said Nezhmetdinov games are equally interesting and he was the one who trained Tal for one of the tournaments.
I love Tal for the crazy ass sacrifices he made. I've seen countless games of his where he traded his queen for some minor piece and then like 10 moves later that sac pays off and he gets the checkmate. he had amazing killer instincts, and he knew how to get in the head of his opponents. he would drag people deep into the forest of insanity where red equals blue and up equals down and completely throw his opponents. people said playing him was like being hypnotized. quite possibly the most creative and unorthodox GM in the last few hundred years.
Andre Maines Even another crazier guy had a positive result on Tal. Rashid Nezhmetdinov. But his craziness made him lose against the greats and lose to less known guys.
Having watched this again, I think Karpov just flat underestimated Tal. If Tal makes a "blunder", it is not a blunder. As this was a blitz game Karpov probably did not think Tal could think so quickly. Tal's instincts were, as the kids say these days, sick.
@@hetaeramancerKarpov beat Victor Korchnoi in a match, whereas Tal had a horrible record against Korchnoi. Neither is "weak" overall, but different playing styles lead to different weaknesses. Its like rock paper scissors, really.
What is so great about Karpov, is although he developed his game in a very methodical and structured manner, he was never passive, and was ruthless in exploting weakness. Where Tal and Kasparov used hammer blows, Karpov, like Capablanca, strangled players. A wonderful humanitarian, and a great ambassador for chess.
This is game of chess played in Brussle. Where is Brussle? It is in Belgium. Where is Belgium? It is country in Europe. What is chess? It is game between two player. And that is all, I wish you good luck with your chess.
Great win for my favorite player! If Tal was not such an alcoholic, he might have been the greatest of all time! In any case, he was one of the best. I think the 5 greatest of all time are: 1) Fischer (Many think Kasparov was the greatest, but I think that Fischer at his absolute best was the greatest of all time.) 2) Kasparov (The most accomplished player of all time.) 3) Carlsen (The greatest chess player in the world today. He might go on to surpass Kasparov and Fischer one day.) 4) Tal (The most entertaining player of all time.) 5) Karpov (One of the greatest technicians the game has ever seen. It is too bad that Fischer never faced him.) And yes, the greatest chess narrator is Mato.
Lance Watson Well, I'd think your list isn't very accurate, Lasker was the most accomplished chess player of all time and let's not forget Steinitz that was the man who created the basis for all modern chess theory. ;)
Lasker was #1 in the world longer than anyone else, and he was certainly one of the greatest; but I have never heard anybody other than you say that he was the most accomplished chess player of all time. Steinitz was also a great player. However, I don't see Lasker or Steinitz being able to beat any of my top 5 if we had a time machine and they could all play at their absolute best. In any case, the list is just my opinion. I honestly think that Fischer, Kasparov, and Carlsen would beat Steinitz and Lasker fairly easily. I also think that Tal and Karpov would beat them.
If you say you 'never heard anybody saying Lasker was the most accomplished chess player of all time', that means you probably only talj with novice players... Comparing Carlsen with Lasker or Steinitz is like saying Messi is better than Pelé at football...
I have never heard an expert say that he was the most accomplished player of all time; although I have heard many people put him in their top 3 or 5 of all time. As for the comparison, I think that you are really reaching with that one. To be even more clear, I think that Magnus could become the greatest of all time one day. Anyways, I think that I am fairly close to being correct in my list; but I could be wrong. It is just my opinion.
Lance Watson lol...even Kasparov says that Lasker was simply the best chess player of all time...you're just a novice player who probably googled to find out who was Steinitz and Lasker...I won't waste my time with you...go study more about chess history before making stupid comments on chess players, that's healthier for you.
I am now a very proud subscriber. I absolutely love your videos. The chess matches you pick, and your analysis helps me understand chess a lot better. Thank you so much for this, and keep them coming!
I want to thank you for the time you invest explaining the mindset of championship level thoughts and strategies of chess. I enjoy your commentary's of games past.
we (chess players) are so lucky that the beauty of these games is forever preserved in a few lines of letters and numbers; for eternity, we can then be entertained by such as Mato (love you man) who can reveal the hidden beauty for us all to see. Most art is lost once the artefact is destroyed but these games are eternal .. it's wonderful!
Brilliant offensive chess by Tal. My mind usually stops calculating when pieces are needed to be sacrificed left and right, but not Tal's. Absolutely incredible
Tal had enormous confidence in his ability to come up with winning chess moves, even when his positions, after making a sacrifice were dubious. I think after a while, Tal's opponents had panic attacks when he sacrificed, and didn't see that they could overcome his risky tactics.
MASTERFUL!!# What a brilliancy! Mato is such the consummate connoisseur !! We love you man. You are the best. Now I can see why Fischer admired Tal soo much...Tal was brilliant
Brilliant game! Knowing the reputation of Tal as a great attacker (as opposed to a positional player) I foresaw both rook sacrifices when Mato asked to pause and analyze. I also saw the follow-up move for both players with the exception of second sacrifice when I thought Tal would put knight on F1 blocking the Queen check whereas he moved his king on H2 to step out of it.
What a game, two of the greats battling it out. While I love Tal, and the courage he shows in his play, Karpov is a brilliant positional player, and for me, with my humble ramk 1100, to learn about sound positions and development of pieces, he along with Petrosian, Euwe and other great positional players, is my go to man. Fantastic stuff my friend!
Isn't it funny how the Soviet world champions seemed to alternate between styles? Alekhine, Tal, Kasparov - Attacking, tactical players Botvinik, Petrosian, Spassky, Karpov - Defensive, positional players
Tal's play is brutal. I love how he doesn't care that he's left flank is being obliterated and his king is only two moves away from being mated. instead he just goes on the offensive and destroys the defence.
two rook sacrifices. unbelievable. normally, in the given circumstances no other player stand without 2 rooks such a good player like karpov. it was a perfect brillancy anyway. thanks for video. it was like solving a puzzle.
THat is very true my friend, and from learning about chess and good positional play and sound development, I think Karpov is often over looked. I am just started my journey in taking up chess in a more serious manner, so rather than studying the brilliance of the likes of Tal, Kasparov or Fischer, I am looking at the more methodical players like Karpov, in order to understand positional awareness. I know my limitations, but I still love watching Tal.
Such moves like rook takes e6 and knight g3 are very beautiful and unexpected! Mikhail Tal was real artist of attacking chess style and in this game he won against another Soviet world champion brilliantly.
Why would i be envious?It is clear that you are new to chess and its history It is not only me, it is generally regarded that top five are(not in order) Kasparov, Karpov, Carlsen,Lasker Fischer. These players accomplished more than Tal. Tal's head to head record against his fellow top players is not impressive. Korchnoi dominated Tal.
I am now in Love with Tal as a player. I think it's the first time i find a fondness for a "chess style". I don't care too much for Kasparov's or even Karpov's but a man willing to sacrifice a rook for a bishop!!!! wow! I rarely see players with such "unpredictability".
Tal had to be the greatest calculating tactician in the history of the game. Sacrificing the rook WITH CHECK is a move that most GMs probably wouldn't find.
I just busted out in laughter once I saw what tal did......in my head I was thinking maybe queen sacrifice? I never would sacrifice a rook and be checked.....to ridiculous. What an amazing player......more tal plz =)
Good Video Mato! I believe that when Karpov moved the King to G8, he was trying to protect his Queen from the Bishop to D2 (discovered Check), because only for King's safety, I would move Knight to E6 to cover.
One of the reasons why Mato is so cool is that he is giving geography lessons too. This is propably designed for Australians, if google is not mistaken Mato is living there.
I found a mate in two at the critical position(4:44). Qxh7+, Kxh7, Nf6#I was sure tal would go for the queen sac mate. Love your videos, Mato. Thanks for all these amazing games.
i love this game because it is a game beetwen a tactical and a positional player then i will have more lesson to know about tactics. thank you for applading this game.i love it.
Actually, for combinations and attacking flair, he may have been surpassed by Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov, who was never a grandmaster but won some of the most brilliant games in history and had a career plus score against Tal.
Seidel Seidel Kasparov was a brilliant player, but his combinative and tactical skills were surpassed by Tal and Nezhmetdinov. Overall, he was probably slightly better than Tal.
Interesting, that Tal's exchange sac was made possible by his (for the time being) rock solid central pawn formation. Wise of him to get RXBe6 in before black was able to set up a pawn assault on white's pawns at d4 and c3.
For me the most fascinating idea in the game is the defensive move 25...Bh6 (which Karpov missed when he played 25...h6), sacrificing the bishop and gaining time to play ...Rf7 to defend h7. I wonder if Tal saw ...Bh6.
Classical games: Anatoli Karpov beat Mikhail Tal 1 to 0, with 19 draws. Including rapid/exhibition games: Anatoli Karpov beat Mikhail Tal 2 to 1, with 19 draws. Only rapid/exhibition games: Mikhail Tal tied Anatoli Karpov 1 to 1.
Hi Mato, thanks for another great video. Do you think Tal knew he would win after the Rook Sac? Or was he playing a game of confusion and hoping for the best because it was a blitz match and there was no time for his opponent to calculate strange possibilities?
I am a novice player but I'd like to share one possible move I discover at the 4:41 time where it was possible a check mate in two moves sacrificing the queen to the king and checking with the horse and knight on discover check... am I right?
Maybe they didnt play that because its not mate.. From what i can see, i think that after the sacrifice of the queen and the discovered double check with knight and bishop, king can go back to h8
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at 5:27 after h6 couldnt tal have played queen to g6 i think its a faster mate you cant stop the mate with queen to h7 after that i dont see anyway to stop it
After rook took bishop Fritz is saying that Karpov was better. Credit goes to Tal who spotted the tactic which most players wouldn't find especially in blitz game.
1Qe5??2 KNf6!!and mat on h7 !! Yoy can't avoid mat. But anyway beautiful game, Thank you for the great videos (I won Viktor Korchnoi in the year1983,in simoltan in beer sheva. He was the best in the world on that time! Just to mention.i wanted. Thanks a lot,again for your beautyful Videos)
I guessed Nf6 instead of Ng3 but they both lead to the same draw according to my computer. Black takes the rook on e1 with check, and after white moves Kh2, then black's only saving move is Bh6! According to my computer, black can either win or get a perpetual of white plays best. The tactics are extremely complicated and it was too much for me. I am not surprised Karpov didn't find the best move.
Another wonderful gift from you Mato. Thank u. Can u tell Mato although Kasparov has been universally adjudged as the best player of all time but still Tal is the most talked about player and may be his games are most analysed. Why??
at 4:41, why couldnt queen take H7? The next move would have had to be king takes H7, after which white would respond with knight to F6 checkmate or am I missing something?
I’m a relative amateur when it comes to chess. Nobody ever taught me a lick of theory as a kid, I just played with random older people and myself at home, but wasn’t well versed and only got by on being naturally smart for a small kid, not particularly good at chess. But when studying as I am now 24 and wanting to learn for real, and thinking of myself as too creatively minded/not logical enough for chess - always saying I “struggled with math” and the like. I correctly chose the same move as Einstein in his game against Oppenheimer. And then I thought that sacrificing the Rook was the most dynamic play here, although I was a lot less sure about it than with Einstein’s moves where I was sure taking with the Knight was optimal (and actually felt I had a good understanding of how that game played out/the “development”). Anyways, this has given me so much confidence, not that I’m some great chess mind or anything ridiculous like that, but that I might understand it a little better than I thought - or that the learning I’ve been doing is paying off. Maybe it’s time to try playing against a program for me.
HI GUYS...Mato at 4:55 instead of Knight to f3,isnt it better to take h7 pawn with Queen,forcing King to take and than put the Knight on f6 than its double chess and actually a mate with Bishop and Knight?? am i missing something here or is that a mate?
nice attacking combo by Tal :) ..One question at 5.00 instead of the beautiful Nf3 isn't there a shorter path? How about 24.Qxh7+ (Sacrificing Queen) 24...Kxh7 (Only move) 25.Nf6 # (Double check ..nowhere to move..)
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I'm beginning to think that Tal was certainly the most entertaining player ever to watch
+francisjtuk Nezhmetdinov's games are equally interesting. Even better, arguably.
Actually Rashid Nezhmetdinov was the one who coached Tal in his youth and helped him to became such a player
+francisjtuk you should see me play. I am more entertaining in a comic way :D
Tal, yes, and its not even close
Not just that, he is ahead of moves and plays unconventionally. As @vatian said Nezhmetdinov games are equally interesting and he was the one who trained Tal for one of the tournaments.
I love Tal for the crazy ass sacrifices he made. I've seen countless games of his where he traded his queen for some minor piece and then like 10 moves later that sac pays off and he gets the checkmate. he had amazing killer instincts, and he knew how to get in the head of his opponents. he would drag people deep into the forest of insanity where red equals blue and up equals down and completely throw his opponents. people said playing him was like being hypnotized. quite possibly the most creative and unorthodox GM in the last few hundred years.
Good analysis.
thanks!
cool write up :-)
Andre Maines Even another crazier guy had a positive result on Tal. Rashid Nezhmetdinov. But his craziness made him lose against the greats and lose to less known guys.
It's not really analysis. GM's have good chess intuition.
Whenever Tal made a sacrifice his opponents probably went "oh flip,what`s he up to now?"
Having watched this again, I think Karpov just flat underestimated Tal. If Tal makes a "blunder", it is not a blunder. As this was a blitz game Karpov probably did not think Tal could think so quickly. Tal's instincts were, as the kids say these days, sick.
Karpov never underestimated his opponents :-) Tal was too good in this game. Karpov lose one or two games per year, so congratulation for Tal.
Tal was also very fast at thinking moves so not completely instinctive, which makes it even more sick
karpov is naturally weaker compared to tal
@@hetaeramancerKarpov beat Victor Korchnoi in a match, whereas Tal had a horrible record against Korchnoi. Neither is "weak" overall, but different playing styles lead to different weaknesses. Its like rock paper scissors, really.
Mato is the coolest chess narrator. "Surprise Surprise!"
George D. mato is dope.
George D. Reminds me of Nora Jones: Sunrise, Sunrise :)
George D. Gomer Pyle
Locutus D'Borg who is gomer pyle?
George D. A character on the old Andy Griffith Show.
What is so great about Karpov, is although he developed his game in a very methodical and structured manner, he was never passive, and was ruthless in exploting weakness. Where Tal and Kasparov used hammer blows, Karpov, like Capablanca, strangled players.
A wonderful humanitarian, and a great ambassador for chess.
A belated thanks for this excellent game and just as good narration and analysis. I enjoy your videos and learn a lot from them.
Thank you
This is game of chess played in Brussle. Where is Brussle? It is in Belgium. Where is Belgium? It is country in Europe. What is chess? It is game between two player. And that is all, I wish you good luck with your chess.
heelfan1234 and bye for now
Andreas Hoppe
... and good luck with your Chess.
And I resigned
*Brussels.*
i dont know... but for some random reason i read that whole thing in mato's voice.....
Absolutely amazing, when you realize that Karpov is on the other end of the board.
Tal is my hero.
I have not watched many of his analysis but I find him easy to enjoy. he makes sense to me. so often my head spins from other commentators
Great win for my favorite player!
If Tal was not such an alcoholic, he might have been the greatest of all time! In any case, he was one of the best.
I think the 5 greatest of all time are:
1) Fischer (Many think Kasparov was the greatest, but I think that Fischer at his absolute best was the greatest of all time.)
2) Kasparov (The most accomplished player of all time.)
3) Carlsen (The greatest chess player in the world today. He might go on to surpass Kasparov and Fischer one day.)
4) Tal (The most entertaining player of all time.)
5) Karpov (One of the greatest technicians the game has ever seen. It is too bad that Fischer never faced him.)
And yes, the greatest chess narrator is Mato.
Lance Watson Well, I'd think your list isn't very accurate, Lasker was the most accomplished chess player of all time and let's not forget Steinitz that was the man who created the basis for all modern chess theory. ;)
Lasker was #1 in the world longer than anyone else, and he was certainly one of the greatest; but I have never heard anybody other than you say that he was the most accomplished chess player of all time. Steinitz was also a great player. However, I don't see Lasker or Steinitz being able to beat any of my top 5 if we had a time machine and they could all play at their absolute best. In any case, the list is just my opinion. I honestly think that Fischer, Kasparov, and Carlsen would beat Steinitz and Lasker fairly easily. I also think that Tal and Karpov would beat them.
If you say you 'never heard anybody saying Lasker was the most accomplished chess player of all time', that means you probably only talj with novice players... Comparing Carlsen with Lasker or Steinitz is like saying Messi is better than Pelé at football...
I have never heard an expert say that he was the most accomplished player of all time; although I have heard many people put him in their top 3 or 5 of all time. As for the comparison, I think that you are really reaching with that one. To be even more clear, I think that Magnus could become the greatest of all time one day. Anyways, I think that I am fairly close to being correct in my list; but I could be wrong. It is just my opinion.
Lance Watson lol...even Kasparov says that Lasker was simply the best chess player of all time...you're just a novice player who probably googled to find out who was Steinitz and Lasker...I won't waste my time with you...go study more about chess history before making stupid comments on chess players, that's healthier for you.
I am now a very proud subscriber. I absolutely love your videos. The chess matches you pick, and your analysis helps me understand chess a lot better. Thank you so much for this, and keep them coming!
This is the best match I've watched on your channel Mato, thank you. What a great game that was!
I love your videos. They are very informative and short to the point.. :) thanks for all the videos. Great stuff.
I want to thank you for the time you invest explaining the mindset of championship level thoughts and strategies of chess. I enjoy your commentary's of games past.
Thank you so much Mato...really appreciate your commentary!
we (chess players) are so lucky that the beauty of these games is forever preserved in a few lines of letters and numbers; for eternity, we can then be entertained by such as Mato (love you man) who can reveal the hidden beauty for us all to see. Most art is lost once the artefact is destroyed but these games are eternal .. it's wonderful!
Wow! Tal's games make me rethink my whole approach to playing chess. Truly inspirational. Thanks for making these videos of his games.
Brilliant offensive chess by Tal.
My mind usually stops calculating when pieces are needed to be sacrificed left and right, but not Tal's. Absolutely incredible
tal is fricken unreal with his sacrifices
Tal sacrifices is cool. But against his fellow top players of his time, his attacks most of the time does not work. For example Korchnoi dominted Tal.
Thank you for your comment. I am not aware of that Sutovsky-Smirin game. I couldn't find it it in database.
Mr. Mato your videos are very fun and helpful. thank you from Yemen.
Tal had enormous confidence in his ability to come up with winning chess moves, even when his positions, after making a sacrifice were dubious. I think after a while, Tal's opponents had panic attacks when he sacrificed, and didn't see that they could overcome his risky tactics.
Watch the playlist: Tal-the greatest attacking Grandmaster and tell me which are 10 best.
MASTERFUL!!# What a brilliancy! Mato is such the consummate connoisseur !! We love you man. You are the best. Now I can see why Fischer admired Tal soo much...Tal was brilliant
Excellent piece of art.
Thank you for sharing
Brilliant game! Knowing the reputation of Tal as a great attacker (as opposed to a positional player) I foresaw both rook sacrifices when Mato asked to pause and analyze. I also saw the follow-up move for both players with the exception of second sacrifice when I thought Tal would put knight on F1 blocking the Queen check whereas he moved his king on H2 to step out of it.
Excellent!! I love to see tactical players beat positional players! thanks MatoJelic!
What a game, two of the greats battling it out. While I love Tal, and the courage he shows in his play, Karpov is a brilliant positional player, and for me, with my humble ramk 1100, to learn about sound positions and development of pieces, he along with Petrosian, Euwe and other great positional players, is my go to man.
Fantastic stuff my friend!
Thx for the great videos mr Mato and oh my god again Mikhail Tal what a brilliant game
I am happy I guessed Rook to E6. I thought it was crazy, but I suspected Tal would play a wild move since you warned us ahead of time.
Thanks Mato for the hours of amusing and instructional video.... you made a long convalescence a little more livable...
Isn't it funny how the Soviet world champions seemed to alternate between styles?
Alekhine, Tal, Kasparov - Attacking, tactical players
Botvinik, Petrosian, Spassky, Karpov - Defensive, positional players
*****
Perhaps funny was the wrong word. I meant interesting.
Sidgar, Spassky is not a positional player, he isn't so agressive but he isn't defensive.
Pedro Chess
Ok, but positional play and defensive play are two different things. One can play positionally while still being attacking.
Spassky is also a sort of attacking player.
Igor Yegin He was a positional player who could attack at times. Positional and "attacking" aren't mutually exclusive.
Tal's play is brutal. I love how he doesn't care that he's left flank is being obliterated and his king is only two moves away from being mated. instead he just goes on the offensive and destroys the defence.
two rook sacrifices. unbelievable. normally, in the given circumstances no other player stand without 2 rooks such a good player like karpov. it was a perfect brillancy anyway. thanks for video. it was like solving a puzzle.
THat is very true my friend, and from learning about chess and good positional play and sound development, I think Karpov is often over looked.
I am just started my journey in taking up chess in a more serious manner, so rather than studying the brilliance of the likes of Tal, Kasparov or Fischer, I am looking at the more methodical players like Karpov, in order to understand positional awareness. I know my limitations, but I still love watching Tal.
Such moves like rook takes e6 and knight g3 are very beautiful and unexpected! Mikhail Tal was real artist of attacking chess style and in this game he won against another Soviet world champion brilliantly.
greatest of the great Tal,absolutely mesmerizing ,you are the greatest player Chess has ever known...........
Tal is not even in the top five. There are more players that has better accomplishment than Tal.
Why would i be envious?It is clear that you are new to chess and its history It is not only me, it is generally regarded that top five are(not in order) Kasparov, Karpov, Carlsen,Lasker Fischer. These players accomplished more than Tal. Tal's head to head record against his fellow top players is not impressive. Korchnoi dominated Tal.
Akira Toriko do you think it is really important to win or make a immortal game and tal make a lot of immortal games who cares about korchnoi
I am now in Love with Tal as a player. I think it's the first time i find a fondness for a "chess style". I don't care too much for Kasparov's or even Karpov's but a man willing to sacrifice a rook for a bishop!!!! wow! I rarely see players with such "unpredictability".
mikhail tal ,one of the greatest player of all time
Tal had to be the greatest calculating tactician in the history of the game. Sacrificing the rook WITH CHECK is a move that most GMs probably wouldn't find.
Ok seriously, amazing channel. You have the loveliest voice in the world.
What a mind-blowing move by Mikhail Tal. I am shocked and suprised.
You pick the best games! Thanks so much,
Behathrin Badiya game sir,
Michal Tal played superb,
Super analysis by you, thx, keep it up.
Thank you for your comment. Viva Sarajevo!
GM Pachman once said that tactics without strategy is like wandering in a labyrinth. Tal was a master of the labyrinth.
Damn! Tal's moves make me anxious.. wow, simply wow.
I just busted out in laughter once I saw what tal did......in my head I was thinking maybe queen sacrifice? I never would sacrifice a rook and be checked.....to ridiculous. What an amazing player......more tal plz =)
Good Video Mato!
I believe that when Karpov moved the King to G8, he was trying to protect his Queen from the Bishop to D2 (discovered Check), because only for King's safety, I would move Knight to E6 to cover.
Thank you for suggestions
One of the reasons why Mato is so cool is that he is giving geography lessons too. This is propably designed for Australians, if google is not mistaken Mato is living there.
Thank you for the compliment
I found a mate in two at the critical position(4:44). Qxh7+, Kxh7, Nf6#I was sure tal would go for the queen sac mate. Love your videos, Mato. Thanks for all these amazing games.
Right. Don't know how I missed that...
King can still move to h8 corner. It’s not a mate.
What a game! Not many could defeat Karpov in those days!
i love this game because it is a game beetwen a tactical and a positional player then i will have more lesson to know about tactics. thank you for applading this game.i love it.
Wow. Was always a Tal fan. New found respect now!
Only a Tal can outwit one of the finest players of the game this way!
Nobody can play chess like Tal !!
Actually, for combinations and attacking flair, he may have been surpassed by Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov, who was never a grandmaster but won some of the most brilliant games in history and had a career plus score against Tal.
King Curry You must never heard of someone called Garry, have you?
Seidel Seidel
Kasparov was a brilliant player, but his combinative and tactical skills were surpassed by Tal and Nezhmetdinov. Overall, he was probably slightly better than Tal.
I don't think so. Many of Tal's and Nez's sacrifices were pure bluffs. Kasparov was a ruthless precise killer.
Seidel Seidel
Rubbish. Both of them knew exactly what they were doing in almost every case.
The only thing better than playing through one of Tal's brilliant attacks is having Mato talk you through one of Tal's brilliant attacks!
Another great video. Thank you.
tal is such a genius, it is very interesting the way he rips chess rules, really like him
excellent analysis of a very interesting game Mato
Interesting, that Tal's exchange sac was made possible by his (for the time being) rock solid central pawn formation. Wise of him to get RXBe6 in before black was able to set up a pawn assault on white's pawns at d4 and c3.
Hey Mato..great video as always,i love the way you do your videos...i also learn geography alot more from you than from my teacher XD.
Tal is the best ever. He is immorTAL
He’s dead tho
he would be . If only he didn't drink so much! hahaha
Good presentation and an amazing game, thanks.
Hio mato u make excellent video's Short n sweet just love them. More Tal games please !!
I will died of heart-attack from Tall's games
this guy was insane ricks taker !
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I only wish I could see live expressions from the players playing vs Tal... They would had been priceless.
Thank you kindly
Another Tal masterpiece!
Tal always has devastating element of surprise in his game.
Mikhail Tal is the greatest attacking Grandmaster in the history of Chess
it would be interesting to see Karpov's post-game analysis of this game and his "should have" choices.
instead of moving the knight, Queen takes pawn on H7; King takes Queen; knight to F6 - check, double check, discover check and check mate
When Talj lays an eye on your King. Everyone sings:"King is dead, Long live Talj!"
For me the most fascinating idea in the game is the defensive move 25...Bh6 (which Karpov missed when he played 25...h6), sacrificing the bishop and gaining time to play ...Rf7 to defend h7. I wonder if Tal saw ...Bh6.
Classical games: Anatoli Karpov beat Mikhail Tal 1 to 0, with 19 draws.
Including rapid/exhibition games: Anatoli Karpov beat Mikhail Tal 2 to 1, with 19 draws.
Only rapid/exhibition games: Mikhail Tal tied Anatoli Karpov 1 to 1.
Hi Mato, thanks for another great video.
Do you think Tal knew he would win after the Rook Sac? Or was he playing a game of confusion and hoping for the best because it was a blitz match and there was no time for his opponent to calculate strange possibilities?
I am a novice player but I'd like to share one possible move I discover at the 4:41 time where it was possible a check mate in two moves sacrificing the queen to the king and checking with the horse and knight on discover check... am I right?
Gregorio Pette This is what i was thinking. That is a mate in two.
Not checkmate, would end in an equal position if not favorable for black. Tal plays to mate
Maybe they didnt play that because its not mate.. From what i can see, i think that after the sacrifice of the queen and the discovered double check with knight and bishop, king can go back to h8
No, because the king can go to h8
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Ng3 - didn't see this one... such a beautiful game!
at 5:27 after h6 couldnt tal have played queen to g6 i think its a faster mate you cant stop the mate with queen to h7 after that i dont see anyway to stop it
After rook took bishop Fritz is saying that Karpov was better. Credit goes to Tal who spotted the tactic which most players wouldn't find especially in blitz game.
1Qe5??2 KNf6!!and mat on h7 !!
Yoy can't avoid mat.
But anyway beautiful game,
Thank you for the great videos
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He was the best in the world on that time! Just to mention.i wanted.
Thanks a lot,again for your beautyful
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I guessed Nf6 instead of Ng3 but they both lead to the same draw according to my computer. Black takes the rook on e1 with check, and after white moves Kh2, then black's only saving move is Bh6! According to my computer, black can either win or get a perpetual of white plays best. The tactics are extremely complicated and it was too much for me. I am not surprised Karpov didn't find the best move.
Another wonderful gift from you Mato. Thank u. Can u tell Mato although Kasparov has been universally adjudged as the best player of all time but still Tal is the most talked about player and may be his games are most analysed. Why??
at 4:41, why couldnt queen take H7? The next move would have had to be king takes H7, after which white would respond with knight to F6 checkmate or am I missing something?
Tal,my favorite attacking player!
I’m a relative amateur when it comes to chess. Nobody ever taught me a lick of theory as a kid, I just played with random older people and myself at home, but wasn’t well versed and only got by on being naturally smart for a small kid, not particularly good at chess.
But when studying as I am now 24 and wanting to learn for real, and thinking of myself as too creatively minded/not logical enough for chess - always saying I “struggled with math” and the like.
I correctly chose the same move as Einstein in his game against Oppenheimer. And then I thought that sacrificing the Rook was the most dynamic play here, although I was a lot less sure about it than with Einstein’s moves where I was sure taking with the Knight was optimal (and actually felt I had a good understanding of how that game played out/the “development”). Anyways, this has given me so much confidence, not that I’m some great chess mind or anything ridiculous like that, but that I might understand it a little better than I thought - or that the learning I’ve been doing is paying off. Maybe it’s time to try playing against a program for me.
couldn't he actually give checkmate in just one move (6:06) if he moved the bishop from c2 to b3? (a question from a curious amateur)
+mathantium thanks! I didn't see it.. well expained!
HI GUYS...Mato at 4:55 instead of Knight to f3,isnt it better to take h7 pawn with Queen,forcing King to take and than put the Knight on f6 than its double chess and actually a mate with Bishop and Knight?? am i missing something here or is that a mate?
Beautiful checkmate, Didn't even look at the Knight blocking the Queen check.
Nice video as always man!
nice attacking combo by Tal :) ..One question at 5.00 instead of the beautiful Nf3 isn't there a shorter path? How about 24.Qxh7+ (Sacrificing Queen) 24...Kxh7 (Only move) 25.Nf6 # (Double check ..nowhere to move..)
Great videos, I subscribed :) btw, what chess software are you using?
tal crushing as usual, killer attack!
ok, I am a beginner. but I wanna know something, if at 5:32, white plays bishop to e2 to give a discovered check and win the queen?